In 1850 William and Caroline were living in Alabama. [1]
He passed in 1890.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5H-CX2 : 4 April 2020), William Hughs, Talladega county, Talladega, Alabama, United States; citing family 1714, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29FL-8C2 : 16 October 2017), William Hughs and Sophronia C Golden, 21 Dec 1835; citing Talladega, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,639,298.
Places to Look
1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 U.S. Federal Census; Alabama, Marriage Collection 1800-1969; Web, Alabama, Find A Grave Index 1755-2012; 10 Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Martha Guenther for creating Hughes-3988 on 13 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Martha and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: